Alston & Bird’s 330-lawyer litigation department has an exceptional record of achievement. The firm serves as trial counsel in matters across the United States and we have the bench strength to tackle litigation of any size and complexity. We have a strong tradition of producing trial lawyers who are skilled in obtaining the best possible results in the courtroom or in negotiation. Our commitment to developing litigators starts with an internal trial training program that takes young lawyers through each step of the process and culminates with a mock trial in our state-of-the-art courtroom.

Our litigators have access to the sophisticated technology needed to cope with the demands of modern day litigation. In addition, we have flexible staffing models that allow for cost-efficient solutions in document intensive cases. Similarly, we have internal accounting and financial consultants ready to assist our litigators as an added value to our clients.

Our trial lawyers have been recognized by numerous third parties, including, among others, the American College of Trial Lawyers. Over 35 of our litigators are included in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business; over 50 of our litigators are listed in The Best Lawyers in America; and BTI Consulting named our litigation department as one of its select group of “Awesome Opponents.”

We invite you to examine the credentials of each of the litigation groups, which are listed below:

Alston & Bird has expanded its litigation capabilities with the addition of Adam Kaiser and John Aerni as partners in the firm’s New York office. Senior litigators with more than 50 years of experience between them, they arrive from Winston & Strawn LLP.

In a recent decision, a district court affirmed a bankruptcy court ruling that a secured creditor that was oversecured on the date the debtor filed for bankruptcy was not entitled to a superpriority administrative expense claim under 11 U.S.C. § 507(b) for post-petition interest, costs, or fees. The authors of this article discuss the decision and its implications.

The aftereffects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Spokeo decision continue to ripple throughout the federal court system. Our Labor & Employment and Litigation Groups explain how one defendant successfully wielded Spokeo in a California district court.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed rules that will require new cars to have a special communication system that links them with other vehicles (V2V) or to infrastructure such as traffic lights (V2I). Collectively, the technology is known as V2X. Using a short-range wireless network, cars will be able to tell each other where they are and (more important) where they are going.

In the third of a three-part series analyzing how the incoming Trump Administration might implement the trade policies of Candidate Trump, our International Trade & Regulatory Group discusses the President-elect’s approach to U.S. economic sanctions regimes, particularly in Iran, Cuba and Russia.

In the first of a three-part series analyzing how the incoming Trump Administration might implement the trade policies of Candidate Trump, our International Trade & Regulatory Group explores how the President-elect could tackle current trade agreements.

Our Securities Litigation Group explains the first interpretation of the Georgia Supreme Court’s ruling confirming that the business judgment rule insulates directors and officers from certain claims of negligence.

This article discusses some of the more significant amendments to 40 C.F.R. Part 1068 such as to the stockpiling, tampering and defect reporting provisions; how these amendments appear to address issues in recent enforcement cases; and implications for engine, vehicle and equipment manufacturers.

The DOL lays out the details for implementing President Obama’s Executive Order requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave for their employees. Our Labor & Employment and Government Contracts Groups provide a Q&A on the final rule and recommendations for compliance.

Our Financial Services & Products and Financial Services Litigation Practices explore the DC Circuit ruling, which is generally critical of the CFPB’s single-director structure and could possibly undermine some of the aggressive positions taken by the agency.

The rapid evolution of the payments industry - in particular the rise of non-bank actors and mobile computing - has created immense compliance challenges and risks for both the industry and regulators. Thomas discusses the regulators' intensified sanctions and AMP enforcement efforts, the OFAC risk matrix, and its use as a reference source for compliance managers and counsel. Also discussed are the burdens and benefits of the multiplicity of regulators and PayPal's proposed new approach to "KYC."

In August 2015, we published a client advisory on the first judicial opinion interpreting the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) “60-day overpayment rule,” which requires providers to “report and return” an overpayment of Medicare or Medicaid funds to the appropriate government body within 60 days “after the date on which the overpayment was identified.” U.S. ex rel. Kane v. Healthfirst Inc., et al., No. 11 CIV 2325 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 3, 2015); 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7k(d)(1)–(3).2